Chapter 522 The sinister Emperor Wen

Daqian Imperial City.

Emperor Wen was in a particularly good mood these two days, always hiding alone and laughing secretly.

No, Emperor Wen hid in the imperial study and snickered again, and took out the Beihuan Letter of Surrender sent back by Yunzheng and read it again.

After reading it, I also read the battle report again.

He is the only one who has read this battle report so far.

Many people knew that Shuobei had won another battle, but only Emperor Wen knew the results.

Next to him, there is a battle report.

That was the battle report written by Prince Yunli himself.

The rebellion of King An has been put down, and they are returning to the court with their troops.

Emperor Wen read Yun Li's battle report once and never looked at it again.

The battle report on how to put down King An's rebellion is really nothing interesting!

If even the King An Rebellion cannot be put down, Xiao Wanchou can really go back to selling rice cakes!

Although Emperor Wen was very happy, he still pretended to be sad in front of outsiders.

To be honest, Emperor Wen actually pretended to be very hard-working.

It's all the fault of this treacherous son, Lao Liu!

Emperor Wen cursed secretly in his heart.

After a second thought, Emperor Wen stared at the battle report with a smile on his face and said to himself: "Sir, I finally didn't waste my investment in Shuobei for you..."

As he spoke, Emperor Wen felt unhappy again.

This traitor is really true, why couldn't he have gone to the Beihuan Palace earlier?

In that case, when I went to Shuobei before, I could still go around the Beihuan Palace.

I just came back from Shuobei not long ago. If I went to Shuobei again, I'm afraid the third child would be on pins and needles!

But it would be a pity not to visit Beihuan Palace in this lifetime!

And the Wolf God Mountain in Beihuan.

Didn’t it say that it was the holy mountain in the hearts of Beihuan people?

If only I could go there to worship heaven!

Just as Emperor Wen was thinking about how to go to Shuobei again, there was a knock on the door outside.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is back and has come specifically to pay his respects to His Majesty!"

The third child is back?

He came back quite quickly!

This person who has not made any progress must have left the army behind and took the first step, right?

Is he eager to come back and report his great achievements to himself?

Emperor Wen thought for a moment and immediately ordered: "Bring him in! In addition, order someone to summon Xu Shifu!"

"Yes!"

Mu Shun's voice came from outside the door.

Emperor Wen put away Yunzheng's battle report, rubbed his face a little, quickly wiped away the smile on his face, and made a worried look.

Not long after, Mu Shun came in with Yun Li.

"My son has met my father."

As soon as Yun Li came in, he quickly bowed and saluted.

"Get up!"

Emperor Wen sighed softly and waved his hand weakly.

"Thank you, Father."

Yun Li stood up and quietly raised his eyes to glance at Emperor Wen, but he was secretly confused.

Father, what's going on?

Could it be that my father hasn't received his battle report yet?

impossible!

The Ministry of War has received the battle report. How could my father not have received the battle report?

Is it possible that the father is dissatisfied with his performance in supervising the battle this time?

Could it be that old guy Xiao Wanchou secretly told his father and said bad things about him?

Emperor Wen looked Yun Li up and down, and then nodded with satisfaction: "I went out to practice this time, and he seems to be a lot more stable! It seems that you, the prince, still need to practice more!"

"Thank you, Father."

Yun Li was overjoyed and said humbly: "After this experience, I also found that I have many shortcomings. Thank you, my father, for giving me the opportunity to practice."

"Well, it would be great if you can find the shortcomings!"

Emperor Wen nodded slightly and sighed inexplicably.

His sigh immediately confused Yun Li.

Yun Li thought for a moment and asked tentatively: "Why do you sigh, father? Is there something bothering you?"

"It's really a bit disturbing."

Emperor Wen nodded slightly and asked: "Through this rebellion of King An, can you see the shortcomings of our dynasty?"

"This……"

Yun Li didn't know why, so he bowed and said: "My son is stupid, please forgive me."

"Aristocrats and clans!"

Emperor Wen frowned and said worriedly: "A mere Zhao family can conspire with Prince An to rebel. If they cause chaos, the court will lose a year's tax..."

With that said, Emperor Wen took out a memorial and handed it to Yun Li.

This is the memorial presented by Xu Shifu.

The Ministry of Revenue made a detailed accounting of the money and food spent to quell the Anwang Rebellion.

King An's rebellion brought great losses to Xuzhou.

The imperial court required money and food to provide pensions to the families of fallen soldiers, to provide relief to victims made homeless by the war, and to repair city walls and damaged government offices in Xuzhou.

Calculated in this way, the cost for the court to quell the rebellion of King An was indeed not small.

Yun Li didn't know what Emperor Wen meant, and he didn't dare to say anything rashly. He could only sigh: "King An's chaos has indeed brought huge losses to the court..."

"Yes!"

Emperor Wen sighed worriedly and handed Beihuan's letter of surrender to Yun Li, "Let's take a look at this again!"

Yun Li did not dare to neglect and quickly took the letter of surrender.

Just after opening it and taking a look, Yun Li's pupils suddenly shrank, and there was a "buzzing" in his head.

He and Xiao Wanchou had just put down the Anwang Rebellion, but this beast like Lao Liu had beaten Beihuan to surrender?

This surrender letter... is a fake, right?

However, his father had handed over all of Shuobei to him. No matter how great his achievements were, his father would never reward him again. What was the point of falsely reporting his military exploits?

This beast!

Couldn't he send out the battle report and letter of surrender a few days later?

At least wait until you get the reward!

Once his credit comes out, can his own contribution still be called credit?

This beast, doesn't he feel uncomfortable all day long if he doesn't trouble himself?

Yun Li was extremely angry, but he still managed to squeeze out a smile, "My son, congratulations to my father!"

"Congratulations!"

Emperor Wen suddenly exploded and glared at Yun Li angrily, "Beihuan has surrendered! Without the restraint of Beihuan, if this traitor has the intention of rebellion, he can send his troops south at any time! When the time comes, it will be you, the prince, who will let you go Or should I, the emperor, give up the throne?"

"This……"

Yun Li suffocated slightly and didn't know what to say.

Yes!

This beast, Lao Liu, wiped out Beihuan!

If he sends his troops south, who can resist?

Emperor Wen smiled secretly in his heart and sighed leisurely: "I took advantage of my trip to Fuzhou a few days ago to meet with the traitor Lao Liu. I agreed to lift the blockade of Shuobei and open an official market at the front of Fuzhou to trade with Shuobei. …”

"what?"

Yun Li's expression suddenly changed, "Father, are you..."

"Shut up! Listen to me!"

Emperor Wen glared at Yun Li with a black face, and continued: "The rebellion of King An made me see the shortcomings of the clans and clans. I originally wanted to stabilize the traitor Lao Liu first, so that I could free my hands to deal with those clans and clans. I didn’t expect that this traitor would make Beihuan surrender so quickly! Tell me, should I continue to open trade with Shuobei now?”

"Definitely not!"

Yun Li said without thinking: "If the mutual market is opened up and Shuobei has money and food, it will be even more difficult to check and balance!"

"I think so too."

Emperor Wen nodded lightly, rubbed his head and said: "But if we don't open up the mutual market now, I'm afraid that the traitor Lao Liu will send his troops southward at any time! This traitor beat Beihuan to surrender. If he breaks in, those clans, The clan will become useless at any time, and when the time comes, the best outcome for me is to become the Supreme Emperor. As for you brothers..."

Having said this, Emperor Wen sighed heavily again...